Tortured to the Extreme

Any Stories That Put the Male Lead Through the Wringer? I'm Hard to Make Cry, So Make Me Sob

My Secret Collection of Tearjerkers, So Heartbreaking I Can't Bear to Read Them Twice

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The Female Lead Is Framed and Imprisoned, Then Quietly Gets Out Years Later

They start a new life with a new identity, and have a ton of secret identities.

A Protagonist Who Keeps Fainting, Coughing Up Blood, Nearly Dying, and Suffering Serious Injuries

First of all, I'm not mentally ill (though I've never been tested), but I get really excited and smile when I read novels like this.

Domineering Love Born of Forceful Possession

Looking for books like *Forced Love: The Wild, Desiring Tycoon Keeps Me Captive*. A roguishly handsome bad boy who talks dirty and lives dangerously, a domineering CEO who keeps a sweet, delicate beauty prisoner in his palm until she falls in love with him.

Angst Stories. Requirements: Torture the Male Lead! Torture the Male Lead! Torture the Male Lead!

Any tragic romance is fine, but preferably one where the male lead suffers. I'll say it three times because it's important!

The Heroine Has Depression, Cries All the Time, and Feels Insecure, She's So Heartbreaking

Pure Angst, With the Male Lead Tormenting the Female Lead!!!!!!

I want angst from beginning to end, not the kind where the leads love each other but still can't be together in the end. I want the male lead to love someone else and the female lead to suffer through pure heartbreak.

Angst from Beginning to End

Preferably with the female lead tormenting the male lead.

Short, Brutal, Heartbreaking: The Kind That Keeps You Crying the Whole Time!

A Real Tearjerker. The Heroine Is Mute and Simple-minded, and the Angst Should Be Immersive

Heartbreakingly Tragic, The Kind That Makes Your Heart Ache and Your Tears Flow in Streams

Historical or modern settings are both fine. The rating should not be too high, preferably a little lower, and the story should not have too many chapters.

Torturing His Wife Is Fun for a While, Then Comes the Wife-Chasing Funeral Pyre

Stories where the male lead gets put through the wringer both early and late on.

Tragic Romance, Extremely Angsty!!! Even More Heartbreaking Than A Life Slashed by the Sword. I’m Hard to Make Cry

Any super-angsty stories? *Devouring Love* didn't make me cry. I want the kind where the leads are deeply in love, but the male lead abandons the female lead for power, then has to grovel to win her back.

Angst! The Kind That Breaks Your Heart and Leaves You Out of Tears

Angsty Stories With a Sweet, Quiet Female Lead

Angst.

Tortured Romance, Wealthy CEO

Looking for Heartbreaking Novels That Are Both Angsty and Good, Preferably Completed

I'm getting older, and I'm worried that if I don't read some angst-filled stories, I'll end up senile! Please recommend some good ones, preferably long novels!

The Male Lead Torments the Female Lead, but Everyone Feels Sorry for Her. Happy Ending

Looking for books similar to Overbearing Love: Master Lu's Billion-Dollar Sweetheart.

Angsty Reunion Stories

Angst.

Sophisticated Angst with Smart Characters and a Logical Plot

Looking for books similar to Palace Wall Willow. It doesn’t have to be the kind where the male and female leads must fight to the death, with one of them inevitably dying. There can be national hatred and family feuds separating them, or a divide between righteousness and evil. The story should be logical and reflect the thinking of normal people.

A Little Angst Is Good, Lots of Angst Is Fine Too, as Long as It Ends Happily

Something with a more original premise. Short stories are fine, too. Unrequited-love angst is fine as well. A little angst is fun, but too much is heartbreaking!

Heartbreakingly Angsty Stories That Make Your Heart Hurt

I've read quite a lot of angsty stories before, and I'm usually a bit sentimental. I love listening to sad songs and hearing sad stories, too. I've already read *Bone-Deep Crisis*, *He Said Our Love Came Too Late*, and *May You Shine as Bright as the Stars*... I'd prefer something with lots of chapters, since I'm a night owl.

Stories With a Female Lead Who's Humble to the Core

The male lead never hits or scolds the female lead. He just doesn’t like her, but she still likes him carefully and timidly.